Here are places you can get a walk-in Covid test if you do not have symptoms ESSEX residents who do not have Covid symptoms are now being offered walk-in appointments for a rapid test in a town near them. Capacity for testing has increased with 13 new centres across Essex, with this new option bringing more flexibility for those who cannot work from home. Health officials in the county advise figures could go down even quicker if together we break the chain of transmission by getting tested regularly. Covid-safe test centres can be found in:
• Basildon - Towngate Theatre
• Brentwood - The Nightingale Centre
Testing - 13 rapid testing centres are running in Essex WALK-IN coronavirus test appointments are now being offered to people living and working in Essex without symptoms. A total of 13 centres are now in full operation across the county for rapid testing, including ones at Colchester Leisure Centre, West Maldon Community Centre, and Long Meadows Community Centre, in Dovercourt. About a third of people with Covid-19 have no symptoms and could be spreading the virus unknowingly. Although case numbers are declining, there is still an alarming number of people with Covid-19 in Essex. Health officials in the county advise figures could go down even quicker if together people get tested regularly.